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Join Our Webinar: How High-Quality Translation Drives Success in the Automotive Market

Ciklopea 2 weeks ago 3 min.

At Ciklopea, we understand that precision and accuracy are vital in the automotive industry. From safety to maintenance and compliance with regulatory standards, translations play a critical role in ensuring successful global operations. That’s why we’re excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, Fast and Flawless: How High-Quality Translation Drives Success in the Automotive Market.

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Maximizing Translation Efficiency with AI-Powered TM Cleanup: The Future of Localization

Ciklopea 3 weeks ago 8 min.

In the fast-paced world of localization, maintaining the accuracy and quality of Translation Memories (TMs) is essential for ensuring seamless, consistent translations. As companies scale globally, the size of their TMs grows exponentially, which can lead to inconsistencies, outdated translations, and even redundant content. That’s where AI-powered TM Cleanup comes into play. This innovative solution combines the strengths of AI with prompt engineering, revolutionizing how organizations manage their TMs.

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Understanding Linguistic Annotation: Enhancing Language Data for AI and ML

Ciklopea 1 month ago read 10 min

In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the role of linguistic annotation has become more important than ever. As companies and developers work to build smarter systems, from chatbots to translation tools, the need for high-quality language data is paramount. But what exactly is linguistic annotation, and why is it so important?

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The Crucial Role of Linguistic Validation in Global Research

Ciklopea 2 months ago 8 min.
linguistic validation

In an increasingly globalised world, research and clinical trials often span multiple countries and cultures. This expansion necessitates the accurate translation of materials to ensure that all participants, regardless of their native language, can understand and respond appropriately. This is where linguistic validation comes into play.

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Meet Ciklopea at LocWorld51

Ciklopea 4 months ago 5 min.

We are thrilled to announce that our Managing Partner, Mladen Stojak, will be attending LocWorld51 in Dublin from June 5-7, 2024. This event is a key gathering for professionals in the localization and globalization industry, and we are excited to be a part of it.

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Why AI Won’t Take Away Translators’ Jobs

Ciklopea 8 months ago 8 min

It’s a story that’s as old as time. Every time a new technology emerges, you have two groups of people. One group is excited about the potential applications and the other panics about the change ahead and potential disruption. AI in the translation industry has sparked similar reactions.

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Beyond borders, beyond languages – Ciklopea’s healthcare journey continues!

Ciklopea 9 months ago 1 min

As Ciklopea embarks on the next phase of our healthcare journey, transitioning from Medica Tradefair to Arab Health, the essence of our language solutions takes center stage. From intricately translating IFUs to devising innovative marketing strategies and precisely localizing clinical research materials, our commitment to excellence resonates. Arab Health becomes the canvas for exploring the […]

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Ciklopea’s Presence at the Game Changer E-Commerce & Fintech Conference

Ciklopea 10 months ago 1 min

Ciklopea attended the Game Changer E-Commerce & Fintech conference on 4 December 2023, at Cukrarna in Ljubljana. With top lecturers and experts, the event explored trends in artificial intelligence, WEB3, cybersecurity, gamification, social media, SaaS, and marketing. Our team incorporates insights from industry leaders to continually enhance our localization solutions. Staying informed through conferences such […]

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Tech for Tomorrow: Our Contribution to Inspiring Young Learners

Ciklopea 10 months ago 2 min

In November, Ciklopea extended its support to the community by donating some of its server infrastructure. Having recently received EU funds designated for the modernization of our own infrastructure, we decided to contribute to the community through a donation of our earlier servers. Engaging with 35 schools and organizations dedicated to children’s development in STEM, IT workshops, or education, we carefully selected three organizations, providing each with two servers.

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Top Tips for Hiring a Professional Translation Service

Ciklopea 11 months ago 8 min
ciklopea translation services

Finding the right partner to provide you with professional translation services takes time, and it’s not an easy task. In fact, it’s not all that different from expanding your in-house team. You need to define needs and expectations, check candidate qualifications and experience, ask for references, and more besides.

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Ciklopea at the Forefront of Industry Trends – Game Changer and CRO Commerce 2023

Ciklopea 11 months ago 1 min

Ciklopea continues its commitment to staying abreast of industry trends and understanding client’s needs by actively participating in a range of exciting conferences. The company’s representatives Zana Čizmin, Chief Business Development Officer, and Marina Roček, Business Development Manager recently attended two remarkable events: Game Changer and CRO Commerce 2023. Game Changer 2.0 In Zagreb’s Z […]

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The Impact of Culture on Translation and Localization

Ciklopea 12 months ago 7 min

Let’s say you own a multinational company. You’re looking to market a new line of luxury watches in both the United States and Japan. The advertising campaign is centered around the theme of “timeless elegance” and features images of elegant, mature models wearing your watches against a backdrop of classical European architecture.

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Ciklopea’s 20th Anniversary, and Recognition as One of the Top LSPs in Southern Europe

Ciklopea 1 year ago 5 min
Ciklopea's 20th Anniversary, and Recognition as One of the Top LSPs in Southern Europe

We’ve reached a momentous milestone, and the excitement is palpable as we get ready to pop open the metaphorical champagne and throw confetti all around! Two decades ago, a vision was born that would forever change the way we connect, understand, and communicate across the boundaries of culture and geography. Bootstrapping a language services company wasn’t easy, but it was definitely worth it.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Translating Your Website

Ciklopea 1 year ago 9 min
The Dos and Don’ts of Translating Your Website

So you’ve decided to translate your website. Congratulations on your decision! Making your website accessible in different languages can increase your conversion rates and create a more meaningful experience for your target audience. Not only that, but it also helps you establish trust with your site visitors and build a positive brand image.

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How Localization Can Help You Reach More Customers

Ciklopea 1 year ago 5 min
How Localization Can Help You Reach More Customers

If you plan to expand your business into different markets, localization is the most powerful tool you can have. In contrast to translation, which only focuses on bridging the language gap, localization takes into account cultural specificities, the societal values of the target market, jargon and linguistics, and more.

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New Case Study Available: How In-Context Review and the Translation of 200K+ Words Supported Aircash’s International Growth

Ciklopea 2 years ago 2 min

Aircash is the first Croatian fintech platform and the only one of its kind that is licensed to issue Mastercard® prepaid cards tied to customers’ mobile wallets. With your wallet, you can make instant deposits, withdraw your money, make payments, and transfer your money. The company is a regulated and licensed EU electronic money institution.

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Meet Ciklopea at ELIA Focus PM 2022

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read

We are happy to announce that our colleagues Maja Peradin Vuksanović, Project Management Team Lead, Antonia Turić, Senior PM and Ana Ban, PM will represent Ciklopea at ELIA Focus 2022, which is taking place in Manchester, UK, from 1-2 December.

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[DOWNLOAD OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS] Localization challenges, costs, and working with LSPs

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read

At Ciklopea, we’re very growth-oriented, meaning that we don’t fear introspection if it’ll help us become better and improve our services. Over the last month, we’ve been conducting long-form interviews with our clients in order to understand their challenges better. While doing so, we noticed that some themes recur, which prompted us to believe that others in the localization industry might be struggling with the same pain points.

Although our data sample is modest, it provides unique insights into the way companies perceive LSPs as external partners, their main challenges, and how they determine whether or not they are getting value for their money.

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Meet Ciklopea at Medica 2022

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read
Meet Ciklopea at Medica 2022

We’re happy to announce that Ciklopea, in its capacity as one of the leading providers of advanced language solutions for the life sciences sector, will exhibit at the forthcoming MEDICA, Leading International Trade Fair, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Meet Ciklopea at the tcworld conference 2022

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read

We are happy to announce that our colleagues Kristijan Novak, BDM, Andrea Mataija, Controlling & Account Manager and Mladen Stojak, Managing Partner will represent Ciklopea at the tcworld conference 2022, which is taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, from 8-10 November.

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Ciklopea Coffee Chat: “Localization is a tool, not a purpose”: Interview with Yuka Nakasone

Ciklopea 2 years ago 8 min read

Yuka Nakasone is one of the most inspiring localization professionals in the industry. With 26 years of experience under her belt, today she works as a consultant and manager for localization and translation projects. In addition to being a globalization expert, she is also a kind, loving, and open-minded person. We had the opportunity to speak with Yuka and learn more about her engagement with Translators Without Borders, her thoughts about the current state of the translation industry, the role of AI, and more.

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What makes Ciklopea different from other LSPs

Ciklopea 2 years ago 5 min read

Whether you’re exploring new job opportunities or looking for a language solutions vendor, there’s one question you’ll inevitably ask yourself: what makes this translation company different from others? More specifically, why should you consider it as your external partner or future employer?

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Translating for Essity: Keeping it clean across different languages

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min
Essity

Founded in 1929 in Sweden, Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company that conducts sales in approximately 150 countries.

Essity’s purpose is to break barriers for well-being and contribute to a healthy, sustainable and circular society. Essity is to be a positive force for change and break and overcome barriers that stand in the way of improved well-being across the globe.

Dedicated to improving well-being through leading hygiene and health solutions, Essity strives to achieve long-term value creation for customers, consumers, society, employees and shareholders.

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New article available: How Orchestrum helps boost productivity by up to 85% thanks to process automation

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read

We at Ciklopea have always been amazed by the value of process automation. Since our early days, dealing with process improvement and providing our clients with extra value has been an important part of our business. This includes the automation of processes with leads to turnaround time improvements, as well as generally upgrading the quality […]

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Ciklopea’s Summer Reading List 2022

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min

The Ciklopea team is excited to share their summer reading favourites with you once more! Take a look at what the team has been reading this summer. We hope you’ll find something to interest you, and help you relax a bit during these summer months.

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Meet Ciklopea at Locworld47 in Berlin

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea at LocWorld 2022

We are happy to announce that our Management Team, represented by Sandra Boljkovac Stojak and  Mladen Stojak, will attend the Locworld47 event taking place in Berlin, Germany, from 11-13 July. The highlight of this year’s conference is “Unlimited”. As the organizer has noted, localization, by its very nature, allows our products, our message, our presence […]

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Ciklopea Receives the Across Language Server v7 Certificate

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read

Following another successful professional training program organized by Across Systems GmbH, Ciklopea has become an Across Language Server v7 certified provider of linguistic solutions, thereby joining a select group of global LSPs once again. Seven years ago, we decided to expand our future target group and include Across in our portfolio. Ciklopea was awarded the […]

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Ciklopea at Nextpharma Summit 2022

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min
Ciklopea at Next Pharma Summit

We are pleased to announce that our Managing Director, Mladen Stojak, and our Business Development Manager, Kristijan Novak, will once again represent Ciklopea at the NEXT Phama Summit, the sharpest commercial event for pharma. The summit will take place in Dubrovnik, Croatia, from the 17th to the 18th of May 2022.

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Translating for the Croatian National Tourist Board: Making Visitors Feel at Home

Ciklopea 2 years ago 5 min read

The Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) is Croatia’s national tourist organization founded with the aim of creating and promoting the identity and reputation of Croatian tourism domestically and internationally. The CNTB’s activities include both planning and implementing a promotional strategy, as well as proposing and implementing promotional activities that are of common interest to all entities involved in tourism, and improving the quality of all Croatia’s tourism services, facilities and activities.

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Meet Ciklopea at GALA 2022: San Diego – Back to Business!

Ciklopea 2 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at GALA 2022: San Diego - Back to Business!

Knowledge, network, and inspiration have always been GALA’s key conference pillars, and this is the perfect opportunity to get back to business! Focus of the conference this year will be at the world that awaits us post-pandemic: wellness-first workplaces, digitally enabled productivity gains, data-driven language businesses, resilience-focused growth strategies, and a supply chain that is […]

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Expert workshop: Translating SmPCs and Package Leaflets

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read
Expert workshop “Translating SmPCs and Package Leaflets”

It’s time for our first expert workshop for translators! Ciklopea is organizing an expert workshop for translators entitled “Translating SmPCs and Package Leaflets”. The workshop is primarily intended for linguists who translate and proofread medical and pharmaceutical texts. Find out more about: – the structure and contents of these documents and the differences between them […]

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What makes a good translator – video material from the Webinar: Translators and Agencies – Building Strong Partnerships

Ciklopea 2 years ago 3 min read

We have recently held a webinar on the subject of  Translators and Agencies – Building Strong Partnerships We were happy to receive many positive comments from the audience on the cooperation between freelancers and translation agencies. Today, we will share the first of seven video materials on the subject, that we plan to publish every […]

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5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Professional Localization Services in 2022

Ciklopea 3 years ago 5 min read

While the challenging climate of the 2020s may bring a lot of changes and uncertainties to the way businesses operate, it also provides a good opportunity to focus on the things that don’t change and that may help in overcoming the crisis. In this article, we take a look at how and why professional translation/localization services are one of the anchors that can help your business thrive in any environment.

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Preparing for Localization: How to Produce the Source Content the Right Way

Ciklopea 3 years ago 5 min read
Preparing for Localization: How to Produce the Source Content the Right Way

Internationalization or i18n is the concept of product/service design that facilitates expansion into foreign markets (or globalization) through localization. The term is chiefly used in the software localization domain, but it can be easily applied to any other field. In this article, we take a closer look at how the internalization principles can be successfully applied to content production to make the localization process smoother, cheaper and leaner.

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Ciklopea Team Building 2021

Ciklopea 3 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea Team Building 2021

Last week, we were finally able to organize our team building activities to meet in person, get to know each other a little better since our team has grown significantly during last year, and try out some very good Moroccan recipes.

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Walking the Technical Side of Localization: Orchestrating QA, OCR and DTP to Really Work for You

Ciklopea 3 years ago 5 min read
Walking the Technical Side of Localization: Orchestrating QA, OCR and DTP to Really Work for You

On the execution level, every localization project has two major distinct dimensions – linguistic and technical. While the linguistic dimension encompasses language adaptation issues, such as language pairs, translation, and review, technical dimension includes physical aspects of the project, such as file formats, required software, digital resources and various additional services that need to be performed before, during and after the project, all with the aim of ensuring the quality and usability of the final localized materials. Both dimensions are of equal importance and we may say that the difference between translation and localization happens at the junction point of these two dimensions.

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The Pivot Language Approach and Multilingual Localization Projects: How and When it Works

Ciklopea 3 years ago 5 min read
The Pivot Language Approach and Multilingual Localization Projects: How and When it Works

According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, pivot is “a fixed point supporting something which turns or balances, or a person or thing on which something else depends”. If we imagine for a moment the localization process as a mechanism, the source material will have the function of the pivot, because in every possible scenario, from AI-powered machine translation with post-editing to the good old translation and proofreading, the quality of the source material is the factor that will always dictate both the process efficiency and the ultimate quality of the localized materials, regardless of all the technical magic and linguistic knowledge involved.

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Ciklopea at Medica 2021

Ciklopea 3 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea at Medica 2021

We are happy to announce that Ciklopea, in its capacity as one of the leading providers of advanced language solutions for the life sciences sector, will exhibit at the forthcoming MEDICA, Leading International Trade Fair, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Ciklopea at MedtecLIVE 2021

Ciklopea 3 years ago 2 min read

We are happy to announce that Ciklopea, in its capacity as one of the leading providers of advanced language solutions for the life sciences sector, will exhibit at the forthcoming Medtec Live 2021 (virtual) event.

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When Translation Technology Really Helps and When it Doesn’t

Ciklopea 4 years ago 5 min read

Machine translation. Artificial intelligence. Neural language processing. Predictive modelling. These fancy terms have been flashing everywhere over the past several years to the point when it seems that all your localization problems can be solved with a double click. As of 2021, they can’t. In this article, we will try and explain the exact role of technology in the translation/localization process in the simplest possible terms and help you understand what it really can and cannot do for you.

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Word for Word and More: Terminology Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Ciklopea 4 years ago 8 min read

In literally every survey that we have ever conducted among our clients from the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, accurate terminology has always been singled out as the primary concern in translation for these sectors. In this article, we will take a closer look at the reasons for this and how the translation technologies can help us address this issue and ensure accuracy of terminology.

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Ciklopea at DIA Europe 2021

Ciklopea 4 years ago 3 min read

We are happy to announce that Ciklopea, in its capacity as one of the leading providers of advanced language solutions for the life sciences sector, will exhibit at the forthcoming DIA Europe 2021 (virtual) event.

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Localization for the Automotive Industry: Keeping it Consistent

Ciklopea 4 years ago 5 min read
Localization for the Automotive Industry: Keeping it Consistent

Cars. They are complex, sophisticated and ubiquitous. Their build quality and safety features are extremely important in our everyday lives. Yet, much of what we need to know when purchasing a car is contained in its brand – luxurious, family, sport cars, SUVs (and more) are all safely tucked in the brand names whose reputation has been carefully developed for decades. And it is probably true that for most of these decades, the localization requirements of the automotive industry were mostly limited to marketing materials and user manuals. But all things change.

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Translating Patient-Facing Content: Challenges and Solutions

Ciklopea 4 years ago 4 min read

Patient-facing content includes all medical and pharmaceutical materials targeted at patients and end users who are not necessarily familiar with expert terminology and procedures.

Depending on their purpose, these materials may cover a wide range of topics, from legal information to instructions for use of medical devices, and all of this must be conveyed in a clear and unambiguous manner to make the information understandable to the non-expert target audiences.

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Language Quality: Why Should You Even Care?

Ciklopea 4 years ago 4 min read

Nobody likes the grammar police of the internet. Unless somebody is typing an email or any other material with the purpose to truly make an impression, spellcheckers usually annoy people. Nobody likes being corrected  for something so banal as language because people tend to view language as nothing more than a communication tool and don’t bother with it as long as it works. Fair enough. So why should you even care about the language quality at all?

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Digital Transformation and Translation Asset Management: Hand in Glove

Ciklopea 5 years ago 4 min read

We may perceive translation in various ways – it may be good, bad, correct, incorrect, fluent, awkward, poetic, mechanical and so on – but it is easy to forget that translation is actually an asset. To be more precise, our painstakingly and successfully localized materials for specific markets are assets simply by virtue of their function – they generate profit, reduce expenses and improve sales.

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What Is an Editable File (And Why PDF Isn’t Really One)

Ciklopea 5 years ago 4 min read

Editable file is one of the language industry’s magic phrases that activates certain powers such as cost/time optimization. The reason is simple – editable files can be easily imported in CAT tools and thus enable the localization teams to apply the carefully developed processes of linguistic and technical adaptation, quality control and optional DTP. Simply put – there is no localization process and reliable quality control without the CAT software and CAT software can only be used with editable files.

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Ciklopea Awarded Sixth Certificate Employer Partner

Ciklopea 5 years ago 3 min read

Ciklopea, a company specialized for translation and localization to more than 30 languages, with clients in 41 countries, has been awarded the sixth consecutive Certificate Employer Partner. This is a prestigious award for excellence awarded by SELECTIO, a company that has awarded the Certificate Employer Partner to the organizations that demonstrate excellence in their employee management practices for 14 years.

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Become a Resources/Vendor Manager for the Language Industry (M/F)

Ciklopea 5 years ago 5 min read

You have experience in the language industry and you are passionate about recruiting the right people for the right teams. You enjoy facilitating the working relationship between in-house employees and external partners. If these statements are true about you, then you are the person we are looking for. You will be working with Ciklopea’s 4 offices: in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Germany.

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Pure Transcreation: A New Possible Avenue for Immersive Localization

Ciklopea 5 years ago 4 min read

Localization is more than a translation. You have heard it many times, we have said many times. But what more really means goes beyond the additional phases that make localization process more complex than your good old translation – localization is more than translation because its effects must be equal (at worst comparable) to the effects of any material generated in the target language/culture/market.

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The Four Eyes Principle in the Language Industry: How Does it Work?

Ciklopea 5 years ago 5 min read

Every serious language service provider has a quality management system in place that may include various steps depending on the project requirements. However, these quality management systems are always built around the two major phases of translation/localization project – translation and revision (also known as bilingual editing) that are performed by two individual linguists or linguist teams.

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The Value of Localization for Beginners: Part Three – How Mature Organizations Do It

Ciklopea 6 years ago 4 min read
The Value of Localization

In Part One and Part Two we covered the fundamental values and definitions of localization.

This time we are taking a closer look at how mature organizations approach localization efforts – and of course, by “mature” we mean neither “old” nor “large” – but simply strategically oriented companies with established processes, developed strategies and clearly set goals.

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We are Looking for a DevOps Engineer (M/F)

Ciklopea 6 years ago 2 min read
We are Looking for a DevOps Engineer (M/F)

Your tasks: Server maintenance and control, backup system setup. Existing Domain Controller and user rights maintenance. Workstation maintenance (installation, updating and installed software maintenance) Mail server maintenance and user account management Existing IT network maintenance Online traffic monitoring and handling in case of overload etc. Monitoring the internal CMS development and smaller system updates Planning […]

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Localizing Customer Experience: It’s Worth It

Ciklopea 6 years ago 3 min read

People won’t buy a product/service they don’t understand. This is the core reason for every localization effort and everything that it may include, from market research, development of custom technological solutions, translation to linguistic fine-tuning. But is product/service localization really sufficient for the global success?

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We Are Looking for a Vendor Coordinator (M/F)

Ciklopea 6 years ago 3 min read
Vendor Coordinator

What you will do Cooperate with internal teams (such as sales and production) to clearly understand the existing and future requirements for resourcing Identify and contract suitable freelance suppliers worldwide (translators, reviewers, and other language-related service providers) based on production requirements and corporate sourcing strategy Drive a transparent and accountable freelance supply chain Communicate with […]

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15 Years of Ciklopea! (Video)

Ciklopea 6 years ago 3 min read
15 Years of Ciklopea! (Video)

Ciklopea was founded late in 2003 as a home start-up. Fast forward 15 years, Ciklopea is a leading translation company with 3 production offices in 3 countries, dozens of employees and one of the Top 20 Language Services Providers in Southern Europe.

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Files, Files Everywhere: The Subtle Power of Translation Alignment

Ciklopea 6 years ago 5 min read

Here’s the basic scenario: you have the translated versions of your documents, but the translation wasn’t performed in a CAT tool and you have to build a translation memory because these documents need to be updated or changed across the languages, you want to retain the existing elements, style and terminology, and you have integrated CAT technology in your processes in the meantime. The solution is a neat piece of language engineering called translation alignment.

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Ciklopea, a Member of NEC TM Data Consortium, Wins Contract for the National European Central Translation Memory Data Platform by the European Commission

Ciklopea 6 years ago 4 min read
European Commission

We are happy to announce that Ciklopea is part of a winning consortium that will conduct a thorough research on translation costs in public administration and estimated savings through development and use of translation memories in Spain, Latvia and Croatia for Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA).

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My Ciklopea Story: Nikola Đorđević

Ciklopea 6 years ago 5 min read
Nikola Đorđević

We asked our project manager Nikola Đorđević to tell us more about website localization, the importance of client’s feedback and the tools he uses on a daily basis. He also gave us some information about his life, hobbies and interests outside the office space.

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My Ciklopea Story: Sara Demiri

Ciklopea 6 years ago 5 min read
Sara Demiri, Human Resources Manager

We had a chit-chat with our human resources manager Sara Demiri about her job and the people she meets on a daily basis. She also told us a lot about the values she believes in, her hobbies, passions and other interests.

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Ciklopea Opens New Office in Slovenia

Ciklopea 6 years ago 3 min read

Ciklopea, the leading provider of language services in Southern Europe, has opened a new branch office in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in response to increasing business demands in the country. The newly established Ljubljana office will work closely with Ciklopea’s offices in Zagreb and in Belgrade to deliver the full range of language solutions including localization, translation and consulting.

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UN Russian Language Day

Ciklopea 6 years ago 3 min read

6 June is reserved for the UN Russian Language Day. As we want to celebrate the language as well as the culture of different nations, we’re bringing you the taste of Russian cuisine with this easy recipe for Zapekanka. It’s a traditional breakfast recipe and people love it for its taste, texture and nutritive values.

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eLearning Localization: Building a Global Education System

Ciklopea 6 years ago 4 min read

When I first started writing this article, I had to decide how I’m going to style the head noun of the title. Is it e-Learning with a hyphen or without it and what’s the difference anyway? So, I did a little research and found out that the former was used in the earlier days when the concept was still new and unfamiliar to many. But as it was rising and slowly becoming a regular part of our lives, we dropped the hyphen so we could save ourselves from pressing one more key of the keyboard. That’s how I got to learn something new, even if it’s as banal as learning how to style a word.

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Ciklopea Doors Open Day!

Ciklopea 6 years ago 2 min read
Doors Open Day

Want to be a part of the language industry? Want to know what we do and learn about our processes? Want to find out about the translators’ challenges and translation technologies? Looking for a job? You can find out about this and more on our Doors Open Day on 11 June at our offices in […]

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The Role of Project Manager in Customer Experience

Ciklopea 6 years ago 5 min read
Customer Experience - project manager

Since a project manager is a member of the production team, the role of the PM is often too easily associated exclusively with the production part of the service, or “what we deliver”. However, a project manager is equally important in the “how we deliver” part of the operation, in building a positive experience for the customer who works with us.

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Updating Clinical Study Documentation: Translation, Consistency and Quality

Ciklopea 6 years ago 4 min read
Updating Clinical Study Documentation: Translation, Consistency and Quality

The amount of textual materials used before, during and after clinical research is often massive as they include a wide range of documents composed by healthcare professionals, legal and financial experts and patients. If any of these documents needs to be updated or changed for any reason, amending and updating the translated versions may be difficult and time-consuming.

Luckily, there are processes and technologies designed to make these actions painless.

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UN Chinese Language Day

Ciklopea 6 years ago 4 min read
Chinese Language Day

Today (20 April) is the International Chinese Language Day at the United Nations, so to celebrate it appropriately, our Chloe the Office Chef turned the stove on again and cooked a genuine Chinese delicacy for you.

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Ciklopea Joins Across LSP Advisory Board

Ciklopea 6 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea Joins Across LSP Advisory Board | Ciklopea

We are happy to announce that Ciklopea has joined the Across LSP Advisory Board, one of the three advisory boards (the other two being Corporate and Translator’s Boards) whose role is to facilitate tighter cooperation between Across Systems and various groups of Across users, enabling them to participate in the product development by sharing their experiences, desires and visions with the company.

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Meet Ciklopea at Across LSP Day 2018 in Cologne

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at Across LSP Day 2018 in Cologne

We are happy to announce that our Chief Operations Officer Marina Orešković and our Project Manager Dejan Prebeg will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming Across LSP Day 2018 taking place on 7 March in Cologne, Germany. If you are attending Across LSP Day 2018 as well and want to schedule a meeting with the Ciklopea […]

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Website Localization Examples: Drupal L10n

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Drupal

Expanding your business to global markets implies that you already own a website that represents what you do in the best possible way. However, it will hardly get you any traffic if most of the online population can’t understand it. Having in mind that well prepared and optimized website is your first contact with your prospective clients, I’m guessing you’d want to make website localization your priority.

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Meet Ciklopea at Elia Together 2018

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read

We are happy to announce that our Chief Operations Officer Marina Orešković will moderate the Trends track at the forthcoming Elia Together event taking place in Athens, Greece, 22-23 February 2018. If you are attending Elia Together 2018 as well and want to schedule a meeting with the Ciklopea representative, please contact us.

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Trascreation for the Life Sciences: Why, When and How

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Kreativno prevajanje za medicino in farmacijo: zakaj, kdaj in kako

Transcreation is most definitely not one of the things that spring to mind when we talk about the medical translation or localization of pharmaceutical materials. With all the seriousness of study protocols, summaries of product characteristics and correspondences with the regulatory bodies, we tend to forget that medical and pharmaceutical companies also need marketing solutions to propel their business and reach their customers and clients.

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Going Global Digitally: Localization of Tourist Ads in the Adriatic Region

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Digitalna globalizacija: lokalizacija turističkih oglasa u jadranskoj regiji

Living in the new digital era might be overwhelming for some people or the business owners, but we can’t deny the fact that many activities are now happening in the virtual world, along with tourism and booking your next destination. Croatia is apparently trying not to drown in its own sea and the new market trends. So far so good, I would say, considering the statistics for 2017 which shows an increase of 13% in arrivals of foreign tourists, in comparison to the previous year.

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Translation, Travel and Tourism: Localization for the Hospitality Industry

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Lokalizacija u turizmu

Travel and hospitality industry requires frequent updates of content, changes of target audiences and the advertisement media and therefore represents one of the most active areas of the language industry. The particular challenges of the industry can be overcome easily if the clients and providers of language services work together and, of course, if they both have a clear understanding of the nature of the industry and the benefits of language solutions to its growth.

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We Are Looking for a Sales Representative (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Radno mjesto prodajnog predstavnika

We help life sciences, IT & software and technology and manufacturing industries communicate their message to the foreign markets and secure a positive presence on a global scale. Want to join our team? Continue reading… As a Sales Representative, you will be part of the team enabling Ciklopea to strengthen its position as a leader […]

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Storytelling and Localization Can Boost Your Sales

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Localizing Stories to Boost Sales

In the beginning was the Word, said John, and little did he know it will stay the default part of the Office 365 package. But long before computers and Microsoft Word, even long before writing there was the good old spoken word. Which, in my opinion, remains the best way of human interaction and therefore […]

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Localization and SEO: A Perfect Match

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
SEO Localization

Usually when I’m lurking around the World Wide Web – which is 24/7 – I get involved with content originally written in English. Which is why I make search queries in English, even though it’s not my mother tongue. It’s not so much due to a lack of content in my first language, but rather […]

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Ciklopea Shines As Employer Partner For the Fourth Time

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Sara Demiri, Sandra Boljkovac Stojak

Every year, the Employer Partner Certificate is awarded to employers who manage to meet the rigid criteria for quality human resources management. The efficient balancing of the employer’s and employees’ satisfaction is visible in their partnership, which is continuously built and strengthened. Owing to our hard work and effort, constant improvement and development of business […]

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Medical Translation Challenges

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Medical Translation Challenges

The task of language professionals is essentially the same across industries and can always be summarized as helping companies and organizations communicate their messages to the target audiences, partners and clients. In this article we take a look at what medical translators need to know to make this communication possible in the vast and the diverse world of life sciences.

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We Are Looking for a German Lead Linguist (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Translator for Polish, Czech, Slovak

Your Tasks: Taking part in organization of complex projects and development of language solutions. Daily cooperation with project managers. Mentorship and introduction of new translators. Monitoring and rating of translator’s work. Suggesting required training for translators. Continuous work with translators / development of their skills. Process and procedures development. Daily work in specialized professional software. […]

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Science or Fiction: Machine Translation Explained

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Science or Fiction: Machine Translation Explained | Blog | Ciklopea

Once when I was a kid, I was passing by a car wash which had the big written sign “Machine washing and polishing” with a friend who asked me, all amazed, “Wow, they have machines to wash the cars?!” And the guy who worked there heard him and replied, mildly disappointed “Do I look like a machine to you?” We did not expect that, but he, indeed, was still a human being. Same goes with machine translation (MT).

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We Are Looking for a Russian – Serbian Translator and/or Editor/Proofreader (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
We Are Looking for a Russian – Serbian Translator and/or Editor/Proofreader (M/F)

Ciklopea offers you work on dynamic and interesting projects, technical and linguistic training, professional growth and development and regular payment. Position: Translator and/or editor/proofreader Source language: Russian and Serbian Target language: Serbian and Russian (Translation in both directions SR<>RU)   Job description: Written translation Bilingual editing/proofreading Development/management of glossaries and termbases Communication with project managers […]

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Meet Ciklopea at TTT Conference 2017 in Bled

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at TTT Conference 2017 in Bled

We are happy to announce that our Chief Strategy Officer Mladen Stojak will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming TTT conference in Bled, Slovenia, 9 – 10 November 2017. Mladen will be happy to meet you in person and provide you with an insight into the business opportunities with Ciklopea. If you are attending the TTT […]

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Meet Ciklopea at MEDICA 2017 in Düsseldorf

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at MEDICA 2017 in Düsseldorf

We are happy to announce that our Business Development Managers Kristijan Novak and Gordan Škorić will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming MEDICA conference in Düsseldorf, Germany, 13-16 November 2017. Kristijan and Gordan will be happy to meet you in person and provide you with an insight into the high quality language solutions for the life […]

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Meet Ciklopea at #BLIS Conference in Belgrade

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at #BLIS Conference in Belgrade | News | Ciklopea

We are happy to announce that our Chief Business Development Officer Zana Čizmin will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming Balkan Language Industry Symposium conference, a unique language industry event taking place for the very first time in Belgrade, Serbia, 9-10 November 2017.  Zana is also one of the organizers of BLIS and has worked with […]

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Glocalization: Buzzword of a New World

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Glocalization: Buzzword of a New World | Localization | Ciklopea

Just the other day I read an article on how we should be more open to the natural fluidity of language and its capacity for change, allowing the usage to define the rules and not vice versa. Therefore, it doesn’t surprise me that new complex words and neologisms are popping up at every corner. And like language, neither other products and services should be immune to change. I’m sure you’ve already heard of globalization and most definitely of localization, but the word glocalization opens up a whole new dimension.

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Meet Ciklopea at #TranslatingEurope Forum 2017 in Brussels

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at #TranslatingEurope Forum 2017 in Brussels

We are happy to announce that our Human Resources Manager Sara Demiri will take part in TRANSLATION STAKEHOLDERS (RE)SHAPING THE MARKET panel at the forthcoming #TranslatingEurope Forum in Brussels, Belgium, 6-7 November 2017. Sara will share her professional views on bridging the gap between the language industry and the academic community and present the Ciklopea Academy […]

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Meet Ciklopea at Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
Meet Ciklopea at Web Summit 2017 in Lisbon

We are happy to announce that our Business Development Managers Kristijan Novak and Gordan Škorić will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming Web Summit 2017 conference in Lisbon, Portugal, 6-9 November 2017. Kristijan and Gordan will be happy to meet you in person and provide you with an insight into the business opportunities in the Southern […]

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Meet Ciklopea at LocWorld35 – Silicon Valley in Santa Clara

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Meet Ciklopea at LocWorld35 – Silicon Valley in Santa Clara

We are happy to announce that our Chief Business Development Officer Zana Čizmin will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming LocWorld35 – Silicon Valley conference in Santa Clara, CA, 1-3 November 2017. Zana will be happy to meet you in person and provide you with an insight into the business opportunities in the EU. If you […]

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Culturalization or What Happens When Content Meets Context

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Culturalization or What Happens When Content Meets Context

When my colleague first introduced me to the term culturalization, I thought it was yet another synonym for localization. I wanted to believe I wasn’t completely wrong, but the facts showed me I wasn’t right either. My spell checker, too, thinks I’m definitely wrong as I’m typing this. So, to educate myself, I did a little research on the enigmatic term and what I found really stuck with me.

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Meet Ciklopea at Tekom Fair 2017 in Stuttgart

Ciklopea 7 years ago 1 min read
Tekom Fair 2017 | October 24-26, Stuttgart, Germany

We are happy to announce that our Chief Strategy Officer Mladen Stojak and our Chief Operations Officer Marina Orešković will represent Ciklopea at the forthcoming Tekom Fair in Stuttgart, Germany, 24-26 October 2017. Marina and Mladen will be happy to meet you in person and provide you with an insight into the business opportunities in […]

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How to Make Your Software Localization Project Run Smoothly – A Quick Guide

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
How to Make Your Software Localization Project Run Smoothly

Many software developers are confronted with certain challenges in the software localization department that they might have trouble overcoming. Instead of trying to find an adequate solution to their problem, they just leave it as it is and hope for the best, which often results in a product that is full of bugs and glitches. It should not be forgotten that the process of localization is a complex one and requires a great deal of planning, patience and coordination, so we’ve made a list of things that should help you with L10n of your product.

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The Curious Case of Translation, Localization and Globalization

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
The Curious Case of Translation, Localization and Globalization

If you are still having trouble figuring out what is localization (L10n), or even worse globalization (g11n), you came to the right place. Many people seem to think these are just fancy words for translation, but it’s not really the case. Even though these terms are interconnected, they have their own specific definitions, applications and scopes of meaning.

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Freelance Translator / Editor / Proofreader DE-EN / EN-DE

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
prevoditelja za njemački jezik - Freelance Translator

Freelance Translator – We offer constant work on dynamic and interesting projects, technical and linguistic training, professional growth and development and quick payment: Position: Translator and/or editor/proofreader Source Language: German / English Target Language: English / German Job description: Written translation Bilingual editing/proofreading Development / management of translation assets Communication with the Project Managers / […]

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We Are Looking for a Degree Candidate in German Studies (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
prevoditelja za njemački jezik - Freelance Translator

Ciklopea is looking for degree candidates in German studies for translation tasks from German to Croatian and from Croatian to German. Required Skills: Previous work experience in translation (preferred) Willingness to use CAT tools Communication and analytical skills, priority management What We Offer: Student employment contract job with an opportunity for professional advancement and career […]

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We Are Looking for a German – Croatian Translator (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read
prevoditelja za njemački jezik - Freelance Translator

Position: Translator and/or editor/proofreader Source Language: German Target Language: Croatian Job description: Written translation Bilingual editing/proofreading Development / management of translation assets Communication with the Project Managers / technical team Required skills: Target language proficiency, grammar and orthography at the native level Source language proficiency Active use of CAT and QA tools (SDL Studio, MemoQ, […]

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We Are Looking for a Project Manager – Proficient German Speaker (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea traži voditelja projekata s aktivnim znanjem njemačkog jezika - Project Manager

Your Tasks: Organization of complex translation/localization projects, priority management, management of financial and other aspect of the projects Preparation and management of project documentation Development and maintenance of professional relations with vendors and clients Everyday work in specialized professional software Your Profile: Elimination Criteria: Proficiency in German language (C2 level) English C1 level (at least) […]

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Collaboration between the Language Industry and the Academic Community: Interview with Sanja Seljan

Ciklopea 7 years ago 6 min read
Collaboration between the Language Industry and the Academic Community: Interview with Sanja Seljan

Dr. sc. Sanja Seljan is a full professor at Department of information and communication sciences of Faculty of humanities and social sciences in Zagreb. Her main interests include machine translation, computer-assisted translation, localization and natural language processing. We have collaborated with Ms Seljan on several projects over the years and, following this year’s Ciklopea Summer School, we had a chat on the cooperation between the academe and the industry and the meeting points of linguistics and information sciences.

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Multilingual L10n of WordPress Websites: Automated, Unified and Lean

Ciklopea 7 years ago 5 min read
Multilingual L10n of WordPress Websites: Automated, Unified and Lean

Localization of a website to one or more markets is always a serious task that takes time, resources, smart project management and a good deal of patience to be performed the right way. Thankfully, there are technologies designed to optimize the L10n process and integrate it into website development, regardless of the scope of content or the number of locales.

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Optimizing Localization Process with Verifika QA: Interview with Aleksander Gilev

Ciklopea 7 years ago 6 min read

Verifika QA is a dedicated quality assurance solution with an option for development of custom profiles to meet the requirements of various projects in different language pairs. Its ratio of flexibility and reliability is the reason we have been using Verifika QA for years. Verifika has also been a Ciklopea Summer School Technological Partner every year since the school’s inception in 2015.

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We Are Looking for Freelance Slovenian Translators – Native Croatian Speakers (M/F)

Ciklopea 7 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea traži freelance prevoditelje – sloveniste s izvornim znanjem hrvatskog jezika

Position: Translator and/or editor/proofreader Source Language: Slovenian Target Language: Croatian Job description: Written translation Bilingual editing/proofreading Development / management of translation assets Communication with the Project Managers / technical team Required skills: Target language proficiency, grammar and orthography at the native level Source language proficiency Active use of CAT and QA tools (SDL Studio, MemoQ, […]

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Transcreation: A Very Short Introduction

Ciklopea 7 years ago 4 min read
Globalization is achieved through localization

Copywriters use a variety of stylistic devices to create catchy and effective marketing messages. Most of the time, though, these devices only work in the source language and can easily get lost in translation. This is where transcreation or creative translation comes into play.

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My Ciklopea Story: Tin Režek

Ciklopea 7 years ago 10 min read
Tin Režek, Zana Boljkovac and Sara Demiri

Tin Režek is a student of management and economics who has been working in the business development department under the mentorship of BDM Zana Boljkovac for a few months now. Our HR manager Sara Demiri conducted an interview with Tin on his experience at Ciklopea.

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Ciklopea at DGT Career Day in Ljubljana

Ciklopea 7 years ago 2 min read

Our business development manager Zana Boljkovac and our human resources manager Sara Demiri took part in the Translating Europe Forum workshop “Career Day” held on 11 April 2017 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event, organized by the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT), was a great opportunity for students, teachers and industry representatives to share their ideas and […]

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Ciklopea is looking for professional translators and proofreaders for the German language (m/f)

Ciklopea 8 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea-is-looking-for-pofessional-translators-and-proofreaders-for-the-German-language

Ciklopea is offering several positions for an external associate: translator and proofreader (male/female) for German <> Croatian Candidates are expected to have: at least two years of experience in translation and localization, experience with translation tools (CAT), mandatory higher education (a degree in language or linguistics is preferred but not required), excellent knowledge of the […]

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We are Looking For a Sales Representative

Ciklopea 8 years ago 4 min read
Looking-For-a-Sales-Representative

We help life sciences, IT & software, and technology and manufacturing industries communicate their message to foreign markets and secure a positive presence on a global scale. Want to join our team? Continue reading… As a Sales Representative, you will be part of the team enabling Ciklopea to strengthen its position as a leader in […]

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Ciklopea is looking for professional translators and proofreaders for the Slovene language (m/f)

Ciklopea 8 years ago 4 min read
translators and proofreaders for the Serbian language

Ciklopea is offering several positions for an external associate: translator and proofreader (male/female) for English, German <> Slovenian several positions for an external associate: translator and proofreader (male/female) for French, Italian, Spanish <> Slovenian Candidates are expected to have: at least two years of experience in the fields of translation and localization, experience with translation […]

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Ciklopea Receives Employer Partner Certificate for the 3rd Time

Ciklopea 8 years ago 3 min read
CEP_ciklopea

The company underwent major reorganization over the past 12 months: “2016 was marked by further changes of our organization and team, but this successful recertification demonstrates that we are on the right track – and we may only be proud. Our team has expanded, the organizational structure has become more complex, but our core values […]

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Ciklopea is looking for professional translators and proofreaders for the Serbian language (m/f)

Ciklopea 8 years ago 3 min read
translators and proofreaders for the Serbian language

Ciklopea is looking for translators and proofreaders (m/f) for translations from German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish into Serbian and vice versa Requirements: at least 2 years of experience in translation and localization mandatory knowledge of work with CAT tools University degree mandatory, degree in languages (preferred but not required) excellent working knowledge of the […]

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We are Currently Looking for Several Project Managers (m/f)

Ciklopea 8 years ago 3 min read
Voditelj lokalizacijskih projekta

Your Job Description: Organizing of complex translation and localization projects, priority management, financial aspects and resources; Preparation and management of project documentation and translation quality control; Building and maintenance of professional relationships with clients and suppliers; Regular work in specialized professional software; Your Profile: Degree in humanities or economics (linguistics / translation studies preferred); English […]

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Ciklopea Donates Dictionaries to a Zagreb Elementary School

Ciklopea 8 years ago 1 min read
Ciklopea donirala rječnike zagrebačkoj osnovnoj školi

What should an LSP do with its hardcover library of professional literature once its knowledge base is digitized and available online? Donate it to those who may still use it, of course. Ciklopea has donated its library consisting of 20 various bilingual dictionaries to elementary school “Dr. Vinka Žganca” in Kozari bok, with the hope […]

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Ciklopea Becomes SDL LSP Partner

Ciklopea 8 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea postala SDL LSP partner

We are pleased to announce that Ciklopea has joined the SDL LSP Partner Program. The strategic partnership helps us update and verify our SDL expertise by SDL, streamline our processes and expand the possibilities of advanced linguistic solutions. SDL Trados Studio, GroupShare and MultiTerm have been among our standard tools since the very beginning of […]

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Happy International Translation Day!

Ciklopea 8 years ago 4 min read
Sretan Međunarodni dan prevoditelja!

30. September has been celebrated worldwide as International Translation Day since 1991, when it was established by the International Federation of Translators (IFT). On this day translators, linguists, students, writers and other members of language industry conduct special activities to celebrate their profession, raise the awareness of the importance of their work and express solidarity […]

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Ciklopea Summer School 2016: The Story Goes On (Video)

Ciklopea 8 years ago 3 min read

This year’s Ciklopea Summer School took place in Zagreb from 22nd August to 2nd September 2016 and was attended by 11 linguistics students from Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The second edition of the Summer School was a continuation of Ciklopea’s efforts to enhance cooperation between the academic communities and the translation industry in the region […]

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Ciklopea at 21st Summer University in Tuzla

Ciklopea 8 years ago 3 min read
ee-tuzla-1

Ciklopea took part in this year’s Summer University event in Tuzla, acting in its capacity of Elia Exchange coordinator for the West Balkans. Elia Exchange program is developed and curated by ELIA (European Language Industry Association) and its aim is building a mutually beneficial relationship between the business and the academic community. A lecture on […]

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Ciklopea Summer School 2016

Ciklopea 8 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea-Letnja-škola-2016.

Ciklopea Summer School began in 2015 as a further step in the company’s decade-long effort to develop cooperation between the industry and the academic community. The first Summer School was attended by language students from Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia and was extremely successful, affirming our intention to make the Summer School […]

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Project Optimization with Memsource (Video)

Ciklopea 8 years ago 2 min read
Project Optimization with Memsource (Video)

The cloud-based CAT tool Memsource has been used by Ciklopea’s teams for several months and it is on its way to integration with Ciklopea’s proprietary translation management system. Due to its simplicity, speed, reliability and cloud-based infrastructure that enables smooth performance at any time and effective costs, Memsource is becoming the preferred choice of the […]

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Ciklopea Wins “Students’ Friend” Award

Ciklopea 9 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea Wins “Students’ Friend” Award | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea participated in „Zlatni Indeks 2016“, the project organized for sixth year in a row by eSTUDENT, one of the most active student organizations in Croatia. „Zlatni indeks” is a project of students awarding the companies that helped their various student activities, offered numerous possibilities such as internship or employment, or otherwise contributed to the […]

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Meet Chloe, the Mascot of Ciklopea

Ciklopea 9 years ago 5 min read
Meet Chloe, the Mascot of Ciklopea | Blog | Ciklopea

As Ciklopea’s extensive rebranding campaign was progressing, we realized that we should have a mascot that would reflect our values and identity. Since our business practices have always been socially and environmentally responsible, we have decided to use the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) as our mascot to raise the awareness of an endangered animal […]

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Rebranding: Grow with Ciklopea

Ciklopea 9 years ago 3 min read

Ciklopea’s rebranding campaign was launched in late 2015 and was conceived as a fully-fledged and multilevel restructuring of the company, its internal organization and processes, with the visual changes reflecting the internal ones. To us, the rebranding has been much more than a simple design update, but the beginning of a whole new era. We […]

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Regular recertification audit: ISO 9001, ISO 17100 and ISO 27001

Ciklopea 9 years ago 4 min read
Regular recertification audit: ISO 9001 ISO 17100 ISO 27001 | Ciklopea

Having completed two three-year certification circles, Ciklopea confirmed its status of certified quality control system with a new recertification in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17100:2015 (substitute to EN 15038). The supervision audit for information security management system in accordance ISO 27001:2013 was also successfully completed. The regular recertification and supervision audits were conducted […]

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Ciklopea Awarded Employer Partner Certificate for 2015

Ciklopea 9 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea Awarded Employer Partner Certificate for 2015 | Ciklopea

Once again, the implementation of the best practices in employee management at Ciklopea has been confirmed and the company has been awarded the Employer Partner Certificate. Aleksandar Zemunić, member of the steering committee of the certification company Selectio, awarded the certificate to Ciklopea’s HR manager Petra Bencic and company CEO Sandra Boljkovac Stojak. Ciklopea is […]

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The 1st Croatian Translation Forum Held in Zagreb

Ciklopea 9 years ago 4 min read
The 1st Croatian Translation Forum Held in Zagreb | Blog | Ciklopea

The CATA-organized 1st Croatian Translation Forum was held on 5th November 2015 at the “Ban Jelacic” conference hall of Hotel Dubrovnik in Zagreb. This unique event and the first of its kind in Croatia attracted many professionals from different areas of the language industry, as well as the representatives of the academic community from the […]

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Project Localization: Hi-Tech Translation

Ciklopea 9 years ago 5 min read
Project Localization: Hi-Tech Translation | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea successfully ended the 18-month project named „Localization: Hi-Tech Translation“in October 2015. The project was a part of the competition „The Application of ICT for Improving of Business Process“co-funded by the European Union through the Operational Program Regional Competitiveness 2007 – 2013 from the European Regional Development Fund. The project included the informatization of the […]

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Ciklopea: Rebranded

Ciklopea 9 years ago 6 min read

When we embarked on our journey through the world of language industry back in 2004, the very first logo of Ciklopea emphasized the two-way nature of translating, represented by two opposing arrows with our initial in the centre, underlining our idea of being an intermediary between cultures, languages, people and companies. We saw our mission […]

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The First Croatian Translation Forum – Ready to Roll

Ciklopea 9 years ago 4 min read
The First Croatian Translation Forum – Ready to Roll | Blog | Ciklopea

In the context of the language industry, Zagreb will be the centre of Europe on the 4th and 5th of November 2015, as the forum will host some of the top experts from various fields of translation industry from all over Europe, who will be there to share their insights, their knowledge and their thoughts […]

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Language Industry as an Auxiliary Discipline to Life Sciences

Ciklopea 9 years ago 6 min read

The massive amount of life sciences texts being translated to almost every written language of the world every day is essentially an active exchange of information on the cutting-edge life sciences products, procedures and development that are constantly widening the lexical stock of the target languages and thus make a valuable contribution to the scientific arenas of the target territories.

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Internship Course for Students of University of Zagreb Completed

Ciklopea 9 years ago 4 min read
Internship Course for Students of University of Zagreb Completed

In keeping with the tradition of the development of cooperation between the language service industry and the academic community, Ciklopea organized an internship course for the students of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb from September 21 to October 2. Eight students of English and German studies had an opportunity to gain insight […]

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Ciklopea Becomes a Member of SATC

Ciklopea 9 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea Becomes a Member of SATC | Blog | Ciklopea

We are happy to inform you that Ciklopea – with its Belgrade branch office – has become a member of SATC, the Serbian Association of Translation Companies, once again proving its status as the regional leader in the language services industry. The SATC goals and ethical and professional values that Ciklopea shares and supports are […]

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The 1st Croatian Translation Forum Announced

Ciklopea 9 years ago 6 min read
The 1st Croatian Translation Forum Announced | Blog | Ciklopea - Hrvatski prevoditeljski forum

Ciklopea, one of the founders of the Croatian Association of Translation Agencies and its presiding member, is pleased to announce the 1st Croatian Translation Industry Forum organized by CATA. CATA (Croatian Association of Translation Agencies), which is also a member EUATC, an umbrella organization of associations on the European level, is a professional association whose […]

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Ciklopea Summer School 2015

Ciklopea 9 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea Summer School 2015 | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea, in its capacity of a regional leader in the language industry, has previously taken part in initiating and realizing the cooperation between the industry and the academic community. In addition to the ongoing organization and giving lectures at the universities with the aim of training young translators and having the Doors Open Days, as […]

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Across v6 Certificate

Ciklopea 9 years ago 3 min read
Across v6 Certificate | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Late in May 2015, Ciklopea has been certified for Across V6. The certificate is a guarantee of high proficiency in the use and application of Across V6, a CAT tool providing advanced server environment for management of translation projects, memories and terminology. Following the successful professional training organized by Across Systems GmbH, Ciklopea has been […]

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Business process computerization project

Ciklopea 9 years ago 3 min read
Business process computerization project | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea has signed one of the 19 contracts awarded as part of the “Application of information and communication technologies to improve business processes” project. The official presentation was held on 13 April 2015 at the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts in Zagreb. The project is financed by the European Regional Development Fund within the framework […]

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Ciklopea Continues Support for Translators without Borders in 2015

Ciklopea 10 years ago 5 min read
Ciklopea Continues Support for Translators without Borders in 2015 - Prevoditeljima bez granica

In keeping with the well-established tradition of its Corporate Social Responsibility policies, Ciklopea continues its support for Translators without Borders in 2015, thus proudly joining the worldwide network of socially responsible language solution providers that support the efforts of Translators without Borders to provide free translation in areas most severely struck by humanitarian, economic, and […]

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Ciklopea at Professionalization vs. Deprofessionalization: Building Standards for Legal Translators and Interpreters Conference

Ciklopea 10 years ago 4 min read
Building Standards for Legal Translators and Interpreters Conference

Last weekend, from 19 to 21 March 2015, an international conference entitled “Professionalization vs. Deprofessionalization: Building Standards for Legal Translators and Interpreters” was held in Opatija. The conference was organized by EULITA, the Croatian Association of Court Interpreters and Translators, and the Jean Monnet Inter-University Centre of Excellence, and brought together numerous experts in the […]

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Ciklopea at the Black Swan in Blue Ocean Conference

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea at the Black Swan in Blue Ocean Conference | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea was honored by having the opportunity to present its business model, the development of the company, the innovative ideas and the future of both its own business and the industry of language services in general at the second conference of inspirational business models “The Black Swan in the Blue Ocean” held in Zagreb on […]

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Ciklopea joined Kilgray’s Growing Together partner programme

Ciklopea 10 years ago 6 min read

Ciklopea joined Kilgray’s Growing Together partner programme in February 2015. As a committed partner, Ciklopea will continue to use memoQ and promote it among its partners. The benefits from joining the programme while using Kilgray technology have already been recognised given the fact that it also presents an important factor in Ciklopea’s continued growth and […]

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Translation and Localization Workshop Held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek

Ciklopea 10 years ago 4 min read
Translation and Localization Workshop Held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek

Ciklopea held a translation and localization workshop for the students and teachers at the translation studies department of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek on February 2nd, acting in its capacity as the Western Balkans regional coordinator of the ELIA Exchange Initiative. This is the first university to join the ELIA Exchange […]

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Publication of the Report on Social Responsibility for 2013

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
Publication of the Report on Social Responsibility for 2013 | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea continues the trend of publishing non-financial business data by issuing its comprehensive activity report for 2013 at the end of December 2014. This report, the fourth thus far, has been compiled in compliance with the G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Through this activity, we encourage the changes we hope […]

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First Regional Elia Exchange Initiative Forum Held in Osijek

Ciklopea 10 years ago 4 min read
First Regional Elia Exchange Initiative Forum

On 19 December 2014, the first Elia Exchange initiative Western Balkans regional forum was held in Osijek. The initiative has been launched by the European Language Industry Association (Elia), and its general objective is to strengthen cooperation between the academic community and the translation industry. The forum hosted by the first host faculty – the […]

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6th National CSR Conference held in Zagreb

Ciklopea 10 years ago 4 min read
6th National CSR Conference held in Zagreb | Blog | Ciklopea

The 6th National Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility was held on 10 December 2014 in Zagreb. This year, the plenary form of the conference was replaced by a dynamic and interactive form that included lectures by eminent experts from the field of corporate social responsibility and discussions following the lectures and presentations of professional papers […]

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Ciklopea receives Employer Partner Certificate for 2014

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea receives Employer Partner Certificate for 2014

The Employer Partner Certificate is a project whose goal is to recognise, reward and promote companies and organisations that have the best human resource management processes in the Croatian labour market. On account of its established employee management system, Ciklopea was awarded the Employer Partner Certificate for 2014. In the last couple of years we […]

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ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and EN 15038 surveillance audit successfully completed

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
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The surveillance audit of integrated quality management and information security system according to the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001 and EN 15038 was successfully completed in November 2014 in Ciklopea. The regular surveillance audit was conducted by the certification company Bureau Veritas Croatia in all of the organisation’s units, and during the two days […]

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Ciklopea opens Belgrade office

Ciklopea 10 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea opens Belgrade office | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea, the regional leader in providing translation and localization services, has started a new business decade by opening a new office in Belgrade, the capital of the Republic of Serbia and one of the leading regional centers with a population of more than 1.5 million. Its area and population (7.2 million) make Serbia one of […]

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Ciklopea – certified memoQ trainer

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read

In September 2014 Ciklopea became a certified partner for training translators and proofreaders to work in memoQ, a tool for computer aided translation developed by Kilgray. Training of trainers was conducted by Loctimize through four interactive online workshops which covered the main features of memoQ. Participants had the opportunity to learn how to plan and […]

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Key Difference Award

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
Key Difference Award Ceremony | News | Blog | Ciklopea

On Tuesday, 8 July 2014, the Key Difference Award Ceremony was held in Zagreb. The award was presented for the third consecutive year to companies and organizations in the categories of general equality, equality for people with disabilities, gender equality and age equality. Ciklopea was awarded for the achievements in the field of human resources […]

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CATA (Croatian Association of Translation Agencies) becomes member of EUATC

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
CATA (Croatian Association of Translation Agencies) becomes member of EUATC

CATA, Croatian Association of Translation Agencies, proudly wishes to announce that it has been admitted as a member of the EUATC, the umbrella organisation for national associations of translation companies throughout Europe. The EUATC provides a united voice for translation companies while promoting the highest standards of quality and business practice. Some of CATA`s goals, […]

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Ciklopea – Sponsor of The Baltic Loop

Ciklopea 10 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea - Sponsor of The Baltic Loop | Blog | Ciklopea

This year, the Polish translation services provider TextPartner organized a special event to help the humanitarian work of the organization Translators Without Borders within the scope of its Fund a Translator project. It is a sports initiative entitled The Baltic Loop which started on 18 April and will end on 3 May 2014. The initiative […]

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Ciklopea – sponsor of the Fifth National Conference on CSR

Ciklopea 11 years ago 3 min read
Ciklopea - sponsor of the Fifth National Conference on CSR | Ciklopea

The Fifth National Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility will be held next Tuesday, March 25, at the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb, under the auspices of the President of Croatia, Ivo Josipović. The Conference will be held throughout the day and the program will include, among other things, the CSR Index award ceremony, a round table […]

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ISO 27001:2005 Certification Successful

Ciklopea 11 years ago 4 min read
ISO 27001:2005 Certification Successful | Blog | Ciklopea

In early 2013, CIKLOPEA made the strategic decision to implement and certify its own processes in compliance with the requirements of the Information Security Management Standard ISO 27001:2005. The harmonisation of CIKLOPEA’s business activities with the requirements of the standard was completed in late 2013 by integrating the requirements into the existent quality management system […]

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Publication of the Report on Social Responsibility for 2012

Ciklopea 11 years ago 3 min read
Publication of the Report on Social Responsibility for 2012 | Blog | Ciklopea

CIKLOPEA has continued with its trend of non-financial business reporting. At the end of December 2013 it published a comprehensive report on activities in 2012. The third report has been made in accordance with the guidelines G3.1. Global Reporting Initiative for Level C. We appreciate the chance to be able to read a summary of […]

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Corporate Sustainability Report for 2011

Ciklopea 11 years ago 3 min read
Corporate Sustainability Report for 2011 | Blog | Ciklopea

In December 2012 Ciklopea has presented Corporate Sustainability Report for 2011 in accordance with G3.1. guidelines of Global Reporting Initiative for level C. For the sake of consistency, during the making of this report we followed the requirements of ISO 26000, as well as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact Initiative. The report […]

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Celebrating 10 years in business

Ciklopea 11 years ago 2 min read
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This is a very exciting time for Ciklopea: this month we are celebrating 10 years in the translation business. During this time more than a thousand business relationships were built on the continuous confirmation of high reliability and good practice. As we all know, any successful business stands on the foundation of serving your clients […]

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Successful Recertification: ISO 9001 and EN 15038

Ciklopea 11 years ago 3 min read
The successful supervisory audit according to ISO 9001 and EN 15038

November is traditionally the month of certification audits of quality systems in our calendar. It was the same this year when, for the fourth time in a row , the certification house Bureau Veritas confirmed that all processes are in line with the requirements of the standards ISO 9001:2008 (quality management system) and EN 15038:2006 (quality management system for translation companies).

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CSR Award for 2012 – Indeks DOP

Ciklopea 11 years ago 4 min read
Ciklopea Receives CSR Award for 2011 | Blog | Ciklopea

The 4th National Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility was held yesterday, 25 April 2013, at the Regent Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb under the patronage of the president of the Republic of Croatia, Ivo Josipović. Ciklopea has for the second time received the CSR Award, this time for 2012, in the category of small business for […]

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Ciklopea Presents Android / iOS iPhone Аpp

Ciklopea 12 years ago 4 min read
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December is the season for gifts, so this December Ciklopea presents its associates and clients with a free Android and iOS iPhone application. All you have to do to download the app to your smartphone is go to Google Play or Apple App store and enter the keyword “ciklopea”. We are proud to present the […]

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Recertification Audit: ISO 9001 and EN 15038

Ciklopea 12 years ago 4 min read
Recertification Audit: ISO 9001 and EN 15038 | Blog | Ciklopea

Last week, three years after Ciklopea was first awarded these certificates, evaluation process and recertification audit were successfully completed, which proves that all the processes are in compliance with all the standards requirements. Once again it has been confirmed that Ciklopea places the strategic focus on quality management. Sometimes clients choose a translation services provider […]

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Ciklopea: Communicating Your Ideas (Video)

Ciklopea 12 years ago 5 min read
Ciklopea: Communicating Your Ideas (Video) | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea proudly presents the video featuring the people who stand behind the products and services we offer and values we adhere to. We wanted to bring our company closer to our clients and partners so they can see for themselves that we aspire to excellence and continuous improvement of business processes with a certified quality […]

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Ciklopea Receives CSR Award for 2011

Ciklopea 13 years ago 5 min read
Ciklopea Receives CSR Award for 2011 | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea was awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility award (Indeks DOP-a) at the 15th anniversary of the Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development. The company was given the CSR award for its first Corporate Sustainability Report, which ranks it among many other successful businesses that endorse CSR and the Global Reporting Initiative. The CSR award is […]

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“Ključna razlika” Diversity Award for Ciklopea

Ciklopea 13 years ago 2 min read
"Ključna razlika" Diversity Award for Ciklopea | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Ključnarazlika –awards for diversity in human resources were awarded today in Zagreb for the very first time. The goal of the award is to highlight the best practice Croatian employers that respect their employees and have great diversity practices in the categories of gender diversity, age diversity and disability. The awards were organized be the […]

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Recertification Audit: ISO 9001 and EN 15038

Ciklopea 13 years ago 3 min read
Recertification Audit: ISO 9001 and EN 15038 | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea is one of the leading translation and localization service providers in Croatia and in  the wider region of the Southeast Europe (SEE), as well as one of the first companies in the region to be awarded the certificate of from the independent certification company Bureau Veritas for ISO 9001:2008 (quality management system certificate) and […]

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Gazelle Awards 2011 Held in Zagreb

Ciklopea 13 years ago 3 min read
Gazelle Awards 2011 Held in Zagreb | News | Blog | Ciklopea

What is the Gazelle? Gazelles are companies characterized by the ability to react quickly and to adapt to market changes, have a sophisticated business philosophy, use and apply new knowledge rapidly, and base their growth on innovation. Gazelle companies are promising and fast growing and represent secure and transparent business partners. In total number of […]

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Ciklopea Joins GALA Association

Ciklopea 14 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea Joins GALA Association | News | Blog | Ciklopea

Ciklopea, one of the leading LSPs (translation and localization services providers) in the Republic of Croatia and in the wider region of Southeast Europe (SEE) has joined the international Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) as a corporate member. GALA is an international nonprofit association whose member companies specialize in language services, translation services and language […]

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Ciklopea Joins European Language Industry Association (ELIA)

Ciklopea 14 years ago 2 min read
Ciklopea Joins European Language Industry Association (ELIA) | Ciklopea

Ciklopea, one of the leading LSPs (translation and localization services providers) in the Republic of Croatia and in the wider region of Southeast Europe (SEE) joins the renowned European Language Industry Association (ELIA) as a corporate member. The membership in ELIA provides a good platform for training, technology transfer and an active exchange of experiences. […]

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